Sources in Translation

Introduction

There now exists a rich base of texts in English translation for the study of the medieval crusader states. Many of the most important longer works are available in new translations published by Routledge in their Crusade Texts in Translation series.

Our purpose here is to publish translations of shorter works which have never before appeared in English, and which we believe are of great significance to the history of the Frankish Levant.

History and Literature

​An account of the early stages of the Third Crusade, from the Battle of Hattin (July 4, 1187) to the siege of Acre by the combined forces of the Kingdom of Jerusalem and armies of crusaders from Latin Christendom. Originally written in Latin verse and translated here by Patrick DeBrosse.

Documents Related to the Crusades

A collective indulgence issued in 1335 bya group of bishops, among them William of Adam (d. 1338), then bishop of Antibari and author of the famous crusading treatise How to Defeat the Saracens. The indulgence was issued at around the same time that William wrote his treatise, and it possible that the two projects were related. Michael Sanders and David Howe offer an introduction to this heretofore unknown document, together with a transcription and translation.

Lordship and Administration

A group of eleven documents which, together, comprise the only surviving example of a lord's archive from the Crusader States. Translated by Michael Lipari with an interactive map of the holdings of Joscelin III of Edessa.